completely
/kəmˈpliːtli/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a complete manner; thoroughly.
adv
Example Sentences
- "Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number “2” pencil."
- "I will have completely finished my degree by next July, when my thesis has been properly edited."
- "It should not have been omitted that previous to completely stripping the body of the leviathan, he was beheaded."
- "She completely abandoned her Tuesdays at home, and did not return the visits of those who had called upon her."
- "Lieutenant (junior grade) KERRY immediately maneuvered his craft through several strafing runs which completely silenced the enemy."
- "“Temu is gone! What I saw today completely convinced me!” the user wrote. “Local sellers, despite obviously buying some items in advance in a bulk, don’t have all these items I was interested in.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English complete Middle English -ly English -ly English completely From complete + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more completely (comparative)
most completely (superlative)
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
fully
totally
utterly
absolutely
all-out
tout à fait
all the way
stone-cold
blind
altogether
stark
cold